Recognised as Colour

#D494FF

#D494FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#D494FF is a violet with RGB values 212, 148, 255 and HSL 276°, 100%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

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HEX#D494FF

RGBrgb(212, 148, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.5804, 1

RGB percentages83.1%, 58%, 100%

HSLhsl(275.9, 100%, 79%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.9, 42%, 100%)

CMYK16.9%, 42%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,931,775

CSS custom property--colour: #D494FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1

Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#2B6B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7EABFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8EAFFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CFA4BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 15.2 Orchid · ΔE 17.7 Medium purple · ΔE 18.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 24 Plum · ΔE 24.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 15.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BFFF94

Analogous#9E94FF, #FF94F5

Triadic#FFD494, #94FFD4

Split complementary#F5FF94, #94FF9F

Tetradic#FF9F94, #BFFF94, #94F5FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFAFF

Lighter +10%#E8C7FF

Darker −10%#C061FF

Darker −20%#AB2EFF

Darker −30%#9600FA

Darker −40%#7700C7

More saturated +25%#D494FF

Less saturated −25%#D1A1F2

Channel breakdown

R212

G148

B255

Red212 (83.1%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue275.89°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness79.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D4 · G 94 · B FF

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